Tom Colicchio on Hunger, Food Deserts, and a Broken System, from Assembly Required

Your Mama’s Kitchen

Higher Ground

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Introducing Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams. Each week, Stacey breaks down the biggest issues we face into digestible, actionable items, introduces us to the warriors for good already working towards solutions, strategizes, and shares tangible ways to get involved. In this episode, Stacey talks to renowned chef, activist, and Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio about why the United States has a food insecurity crisis despite being the richest country in the world — and why this issue is especially pressing with an incoming Trump administration. They discuss what can be done to address the problem head on, including what Colicchio has learned from years of advocating for school lunches and solving for food deserts on Capitol Hill. You can listen to more Assembly Required at https://crooked.com/podcast-series/assemblyrequired/

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0:00.0	No one can guarantee great weather this bank holiday, but we can guarantee great value with
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0:30.2	Hi everyone.
0:31.1	I'm Jenna Bush-Hager from today with Hoda and Jenna.
0:33.7	And I'm excited to share my new podcast, Open Book with Jenna. Each week, celebrities, experts, friends, and authors will share candid stories with me
0:41.1	about their lives and new projects.
0:43.1	Guests like Stephen and Evie Colbert, Nicholas Sparks, Emily Henry, and more.
0:47.9	Like a good book, you will leave feeling inspired and entertained.
0:51.0	Join me for my brand new podcast, Open Book with Jenna.
0:55.5	New episodes of Open Book with Jenna are released every Thursday. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
1:02.3	Hey everyone, it's Michelle Norris, and today I'm excited to bring you an episode of a show that I love.
1:07.8	It's called Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams. When every week right now feels
1:13.1	like a new episode of, hey, what the heck's going on with America? Or did they really just do that?
1:18.6	It's easy to fall into the trap of pessimism or just checking out altogether. But if anyone
1:24.0	knows something about not giving up, it's Stacey Abrams. With assembly required, you will get to meet incredible advocates fighting for a better future
1:32.4	and discover alongside Stacey how ordinary people like you and me can help make that future a reality.
1:40.1	In the episode I'm about to share, Stacey speaks with the renowned chef and activist Tom Colicchio
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